the loop
noun
: a group of people who know about or have influence or control over something
She wants to stay in the loop as these changes are being considered.
He claims that he was kept out of the loop when the decision to sell the company was being made.
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Dinner at the waterfront Red Inn or Sal’s Place neatly closes the loop on a day spent strolling this thoroughfare.
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Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Humans in the loop Even as automation advances, Young is confident that human expertise remains essential.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
The goal is not simply to observe life between visits, but to close the loop between the clinic and the world, making those signals clinically actionable.
—Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Humans are in the loop for a reason.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
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Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Humans in the loop Even as automation advances, Young is confident that human expertise remains essential.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
The goal is not simply to observe life between visits, but to close the loop between the clinic and the world, making those signals clinically actionable.
—Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Humans are in the loop for a reason.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the loop
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“The loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20loop. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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